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Breakfast: GM Brian Gaine's plans for O-line

GM Brian Gaine spoke about what he'll do with the Texans offensive line in 2018.

Brian Gaine has been the general manager for just over a week, and one of many spots he's looking to upgrade is the offensive line.

The four Texans who threw a pass last season were sacked a combined 54 times. Only Indianapolis allowed more in the NFL, as the Colts quarterbacks were dropped a League-worst 56 times. Keeping Deshaun Watson upright and healthy is a key, and Gaine explained his thoughts on getting better up front.

"It’s certainly an area that we’re going to evaluate heavily here," Gaine said. "As I get my feet wet here in the operation, knowing what we have and then studying what’s going to be available to us in the free agent market first and obviously with the draft right around the corner.”

“When you have a quarterback in place that you believe in, that you think can help you win a lot of football games, you’ve got to start to put pieces around him and pieces in place to help him succeed on the field," Gaine said. "That’s not just with the perimeter players and the skill players, that’ll be with the offensive line."

Gaine, O'Brien and the rest of the Texans scouting, personnel and coaching staffs will be in Mobile this week for the Senior Bowl practices and game.

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